Experience

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  International Farming

  • United States
  • Investment Management
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Vice President

    • Jan 2024 - Present

  • Director

    • Jun 2022 - Jan 2024

    In this role, Matt focuses on sourcing, underwriting, acquiring, and divesting agricultural investments across the United States with particular emphasis on row crop farmland in the Corn Belt, Delta, Southeast, Mountain, Lake States, Appalachian, Northern Plains and Southern Plains regions.

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  Pope Family Holdings

  • Jonesboro, Arkansas

  • Managing Partner

    • Nov 2018 - Present
    • Jonesboro, Arkansas

    Managing Partner of Pope Family Holdings, a family-owned entity that invests in agricultural real estate and other assets across eastern Arkansas.

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  Pope Real Estate

  • Jonesboro, Arkansas

  • Managing Partner

    • Sep 2017 - Present
    • Jonesboro, Arkansas

    Founder and Managing Partner of Pope Real Estate, an Arkansas-based entity that invests in and manages a portfolio of residential real estate assets.

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  TSJ, Inc.

  • Jonesboro, Arkansas

  • Certified General Appraiser

    • Jan 2021 - Present
    • Jonesboro, Arkansas

    In this role, Matt focused on the valuation of agricultural real estate in the southeastern United States. Projects completed include the appraisal of row crop farmland, as well as agricultural and commercial facilities.

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  AcreTrader

  • Fayetteville, Arkansas

  • Director of Farm Acquisitions

    • Oct 2020 - Dec 2020
    • Fayetteville, Arkansas

    In this role, Matt worked as part of AcreTrader's team to source and vet row and permeant crop investment opportunities across the United States. AcreTrader allows its users to own shares of farmland and earn passive income, starting online in just minutes. Farmland is a high-return, low volatility asset class, with historical returns beating most major asset classes. However, buying land directly has been extremely difficult. AcreTrader aims to offer transparency, security, and liquidity while eliminating the headaches traditionally associated with owning land.

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  International Farming

  • United States
  • Investment Management
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Director

    • Apr 2020 - Oct 2020

    In this role, Matt oversaw the annual valuation of $1.5b in agricultural assets across International Farming Corporation's funds and aided in the due diligence process for both acquisition and disposition.

  • Senior Associate

    • Jul 2018 - Apr 2020

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  TSJ, Inc.

  • Jonesboro, Arkansas

  • Certified General Appraiser

    • Jan 2013 - Jul 2018
    • Jonesboro, Arkansas

    In this role, Matt focused on the valuation of agricultural real estate in the southeastern United States. Projects completed include the appraisal of several hundred farms and associated structural improvements ranging in value from $1mm to over $100mm. Clients included a variety of large national lenders and institutional investors.